132. Why Britain Isn’t A “Science Superpower”
Steph and Robert speak to Sir Paul Nurse - Nobel Prize winning cell biologist and Director of the Francis Crick Institute - about how science funding needs to change, why the UK is failing to lure glo...
23 Jan 202550min
131. Why The Stats Behind The Budget Might Be Wrong
The founder of the OBR and now boss of all official statistics Robert Chote explains to Steph and Robert why the UK’s unemployment numbers are so unreliable and why the chancellor should be braver and...
20 Jan 202547min
130. The Brutal Truth Behind Britain's AI Gamble
Robert and Steph are joined by Peter Kyle, the Science and Tech Secretary of State, to evaluate whether the prime minister’s plan to turn the UK into an AI world leader, while simultaneously modernisi...
16 Jan 202549min
129. How Serious Is The UK’s Debt Mess?
Steph and Robert are joined by Dr Gerard Lyons, an influential economist and Bank of China board member, to discuss whether Rachel Reeves is wise to ask China to invest in the UK, whether the Chancell...
13 Jan 202550min
128. Will Starmer Stop Musk's Meddling?
Robert gives us his take on 'Starmer vs Musk' and Steph tells us why she thinks business rates are going to be a big problem this year. There’s also a discussion about misunderstood concepts in econom...
9 Jan 202534min
127. Is Trump’s Bark Worse Than His Bite?
Karen Ward, Chief Market Strategist for one of the leading financial institutions in the world, JP Morgan Asset Management, talks to Robert and Steph about how Starmer can restore investors’ confidenc...
6 Jan 202542min
126. Why 2025 Will Be The Most Important Year Of Our Lives
Steph and Robert explain why 2025 will be the most important year of our lives, and assess whether it will be a terrible or great year. It is all about the unraveling of globalization and the prolife...
2 Jan 202537min
125. The Scandal Of Slum UK
Why are so many low income families living in the kind of slum conditions that would have shamed the Victorians? And why are so many of these slums in social and council properties? Robert and Steph l...
30 Des 202445min
